Lou Grant
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Lou Grant |
| Original title | Lou Grant |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1977-1982 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 114 in 5 seasons |
| music |
Patrick Williams Shirley Walker |
| First broadcast | September 20, 1977 (USA) on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 6, 1979 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
Lou Grant is an American television series that aired on CBS from 1977 to 1982 . The drama series was an offshoot of the sitcom Mary Tyler Moore . Title character Lou Grant was head of television news there, and now he headed the local editorial office of a newspaper in Los Angeles. In Germany were Saturdays at 18 o'clock in between January 1979 and January 1982 52 selected episodes of the series ZDF to see.
After repetition of individual sequences in the program of ZDF (1985) as well as Sat.1 (1986-1987, 1988), tv.münchen (1989-1990), ProSieben (1990) and Tele 5 (1991-1992) radiated the transmitter VOX from September 1993 all previously synchronized episodes of the series from again. Subsequently, further repetitions and 61 new episodes of the series were shown with interruptions until July 1995. These 113 episodes were later repeated by TM3 (1997) and several times by Tele 5 (2002-2004). The fifth episode ( Nazi ) was not broadcast in Germany. The series was not released on VHS or DVD in Germany .
content
Lou Grant has been a journalist for years and is finally getting his big chance. After working for television in Minneapolis for many years , he accepted a position in the local editorial office of the Los Angeles Tribune . However, the newspaper is entirely under the rule of the owner Margaret Pynchon. Lou Grant in particular feels this. Hardly a day goes by on which he does not clash with the stubborn lady, but in the end Grant can usually prevail. Together with his team, he succeeds in making the Los Angeles Tribune one of the most successful newspapers in the city.
occupation
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Lou Grant | Edward Asner |
Heinz Theo Branding (1st version)
Hans-Werner Bussinger (2nd version) |
| Charles Hume | Mason Adams |
Horst Schön (1st version)
Gerhard Paul (2nd version) |
| Joe Rossi | Robert Walden | Andreas Mannkopff |
| Margaret Pynchon | Nancy Marchand | Tilly Lauenstein |
| Billy Newman McCovey | Linda Kelsey | Karin Buchholz |
| Kind Donovan | Jack Bannon |
Claus Jurichs (1st version)
Hans-Jürgen Wolf (2nd version) |
| Herb Herbert ("Beast") | Daryl Anderson | Ulrich Gressieker |
| Adam Wilson | Allen Williams |
Uwe Paulsen (Season 2)
Roman Kretschmer (Season 3) Gerald Paradies (Seasons 4–5) |
Awards
The series received a total of thirteen Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards . There were a total of 26 awards and a further 61 nominations. Other awards included three DGA awards and one WGA award .
literature
- Douglas K. Daniel, Edward Asner: Lou Grant. The Making of TV's Top Newspaper Drama . Syracuse University Press 1995, ISBN 0-81560363-0
Web links
- Lou Grant in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lou Grant Epguide in English with photos of the scene
- Lou Grant episode guide German
- Lou Grant Internet Archive
- Lou Grant in the German Synchro File
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Reufsteck, Stefan Niggemeier: Das Fernsehlexikon . Munich 2005.